Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content.
Senate Bill 5458 updates tax exemptions for businesses involved in newspaper and digital content publishing. The bill directly affects entities that primarily derive their income from printing or publishing newspapers, or from publishing specific types of digital content. It defines "eligible digital content" as electronic publications issued at least monthly, featuring written content with identified authors or sources. Businesses claiming this tax exemption must file an annual performance report, and the exemption amount may be reduced by certain expenditures.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025
How they voted
42–9
Passed
Total votes 51
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican20
55% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-9)
senate
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
upper
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Noel Frame
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Cleveland
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
Jesse Salomon
DDemocratic
Co
John Braun
RRepublican
Co
John Lovick
DDemocratic
Co
June Robinson
DDemocratic
Co
Marko Liias
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Chapman
DDemocratic
Co
RS
Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
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